tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
story; tale; talk; discussion
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to have a talk; to tell a story
senior high school; high school
third-year student; third-year pupil
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
name; given name; first name
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
anything and everything; just about everything
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
all; entire; whole; altogether